Chicago Locks
Location
Chicago, IL
Project Facts
40EA - 9-5/8-in Ø 360 kip Micropiles at 126lft in length
2 EA - verification load tests (tension)
2 EA - proof tests performed within existing lock with custom built load testing frame
Project Scope
Furnish and install micropiles from a barge inside an existing lock. Micropiles were installed through 30ft of water, through the existing concrete slab floor down to rock, with an estimated 20ft rock socket into 26,000psi limestone.
Completed For
US Army Corps of Engineers CHICAGO DISTRICT
Chicago Locks
Location
Chicago, IL
Project Facts
40EA - 9-5/8-in Ø 360 kip Micropiles at 126lft in length
2 EA - verification load tests (tension)
2 EA - proof tests performed within existing lock with custom built load testing frame
Project Scope
Furnish and install micropiles from a barge inside an existing lock. Micropiles were installed through 30ft of water, through the existing concrete slab floor down to rock, with an estimated 20ft rock socket into 26,000psi limestone.
